Ligue 2 (Week 30) : Tours defeats Valenciennes 4-0
FRANCE, Mar. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 30: Two wins in a row for Tours. After their 3-1 win against Orleans on March 10, TFC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 4-0 victory over Valenciennes this Friday.
Diarra Cheick scored tripple goals
Tours dominated the first half thanks to goals from Cillard Thibault ('17) and Diarra Cheick ('37). Leading 2-0 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Diarra Cheick '68, '80).
Valenciennes FC remains in 15th place with 34 points from 30 games, 3 points behind Clermont Foot.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 17, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 52 |
| 2 | Lens | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 49 |
| 3 | Reims | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 49 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Troyes | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 46 |
| 7 | Nimes | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Niort | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 43 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Clermont | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 37 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Orleans | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 32 |
| 17 | Red Star | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Tours | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 29 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 29 |
| 20 | Laval | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:RC Strasbourg 2-4 Valenciennes (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-1 Valenciennes (10 Mar.)
- Next game:Nimes - Valenciennes (31 Mar.)
Tours FC
- Position: 18 +2
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 0-4 Tours (17 Mar.)
- Previous game:Tours 3-1 Orleans (10 Mar.)
- Next game:Tours - Red Star (31 Mar.)
Valenciennes
0:4
Tours
0:4 (0:2)
- 17 March 2017
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 52 |
| 2 |  Lens | 49 |
| 3 |  Reims | 49 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 48 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 47 |
Week 30 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Niort |  |
| Valenciennes | 0-4 | Tours | |
 | Red Star | 0-1 | Amiens SC | |
| Brest | 3-0 | Laval |  |
 | Ajaccio | 0-0 | Le Havre |  |
 | Orleans | 1-1 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Nimes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-4 | Troyes | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 15:00 | Lens | |
| Monday 20 March 2017 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 20:45 | RC Strasbourg | |